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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·washington.edu
6-yr Graduation
85%
-0.5pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
56,997
peer median 45,069
Avg net price
$13,485
-$722 vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
69,166
69,166 candidates competed
Admitted
27,076
39.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
7,196
26.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
85%-0.5pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
74%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
85%
Full-time retention
95%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
80%
Non-Pell
82%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 328 Title IV programs, 123 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 204 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
328
Passing
123
37.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.3%
-0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

328programs
  • Passing123 · 37.5%
  • No Data204 · 62.2%
  • Failing1 · 0.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
5
Safe
116
No data
204

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

124
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
-1.8%
$48,576 vs $49,483
Museology/Museum Studies
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+4.5%
$55,996 vs $53,607
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.7%
$52,495 vs $48,304
International Relations and National Security Studies
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+11.5%
$71,169 vs $63,816
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.9%
$46,844 vs $39,073
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+20.6%
$47,124 vs $39,073
Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+21.5%
$77,526 vs $63,816
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+24.8%
$48,753 vs $39,073

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
-1.8%
$907
Museology/Museum Studies
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+4.5%
+$2,389

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

107
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
150%
$72,873 debt · $48,576 earn
Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
136%
$105,300 debt · $77,526 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
133%
$122,932 debt · $92,381 earn
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
133%
$256,283 debt · $193,009 earn
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
120%
$177,428 debt · $147,912 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
114%
$59,867 debt · $52,495 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
104%
$137,125 debt · $132,311 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
101%
$85,841 debt · $85,046 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1918Next review Apr 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 35

Action history · 67

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Endodontics
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Pediatric Dentistry
  3. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Periodontics
  4. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)
  5. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,398
$30–48k$6,601
$48–75k$7,817
$75–110k$17,234
$110k+$28,383

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,485
-$722vs R1 Research median $14,207
Federal loans
15.8%
In-state tuition
$12,643
Out-of-state
$41,997

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 12,435 students received $74.3M in Pell grants, alongside $222.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
12,435
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$74.3M
$74,346,209 total
Direct Loans
$222.4M
18,313 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

11k
20
10k
21
10k
22
10k
23
12k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$19.9M
5,079 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$23.9M
5,691 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$72.4M
3,473 loan awards
Parent PLUS$39.8M
1,363 loan awards
Grad PLUS$66.4M
2,707 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 6,984 borrowers who entered repayment, 49 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
6,984
Defaulted
49
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.8%
2017
2.2%
2018
2.1%
2019
0.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Washington

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs385
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

11,647 total completions
01Computer Sciences
1,99117.1%
02Health Professions
1,91716.5%
03Engineering
1,62614.0%
04Business
1,51613.0%
05Biological Sciences
1,25410.8%
06Social Sciences
1,1249.7%
07Psychology
5795.0%
08Education
5775.0%
09Mathematics
5584.8%
10Physical Sciences
5054.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
56,997
12-mo unduplicated
60,215
Undergraduate
42,451
Graduate
17,764

Gender split

Men
51%30,664
Women
49%29,551

Race / ethnicity composition

White
33.9%
Asian
27.3%
Non-resident
12.7%
Hispanic
9.7%
Two or more
7.9%
Unknown
4.0%
Black
3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
634
325 M · 309 W
Women athletes
48.7%
Athletic aid
$17.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$187.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$9.6M
$8.3M
Recruiting expense
$3.6M
$624K
Head-coach salaries
$1.4M
$277K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
87 M · 103 W
$6.0M
Rowing
57 M · 120 W
$7.8M
Football
123 M ·
$76.0M
Soccer
35 M · 30 W
$5.0M
Basketball
17 M · 27 W
$25.1M
Baseball
42 M ·
$4.0M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.01
367 offenses · 52,319 students

3-year trend

4.782 yrs ago6.481 yr ago7.01Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
937
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
242
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
24
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
12

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
192
Burglary
112
Aggravated assault
24
Robbery
11
Fondling
11
Rape
10
Arson
7

By location

367total
  • On campus274
  • Non-campus91
  • Public property2

Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

15
Domestic violence
25
Dating violence
53
Stalking
93 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • National origin3
  • Sexual orientation3
  • Religion2
  • Race1
  • Ethnicity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs132
Liquor2108

Residence-hall fires

  • McMahon Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
5,619

Washington vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Washington selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Washington-Seattle Campus
85%56,997$13,485R1 Research
Washington State University
60%86.6%25,685$14,401R1 Research
University of California-Los Angeles
93%9.0%47,335$14,013R1 Research
University of California-Berkeley
93%11.0%45,882$14,979R1 Research
University of California-San Diego
86%26.7%44,256$11,750R1 Research
Oregon State University
70%77.3%37,163$19,568R1 Research
Peer group median86%26.7%45,069$14,207

Frequently asked questions about University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Washington.

What is the graduation rate at University of Washington-Seattle Campus?

University of Washington-Seattle Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 85% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Washington-Seattle Campus?

University of Washington-Seattle Campus reports a total enrollment of 56,997 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Washington-Seattle Campus?

The average net price at University of Washington-Seattle Campus is $13,485 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Washington-Seattle Campus?

University of Washington-Seattle Campus's yield rate is 26.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Washington-Seattle Campus located?

University of Washington-Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington 98195-4550.

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